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What: Katekavia Antonov 24RV passenger jet en route from Krasnoyarsk to Igarka
Where: Eastern Siberia
When: August 2 2010
Who: 3 crew and 11 passengers (also listed as 5 crew 10 passengers)
Why: 700 meters from the landing at Igarka, the plane the plane veered to right and crashed before the runway, in bad weather conditions. (Night time landing, thunderstorms, limited visibility) 11 fatalities have been reported. The plane shattered and caught fire.
Three crew members and one passengers were hospitalized initially–the only ones pulled alive from the plane– but now only 3 crew members remain fighting for their lives.